The 2018 Season
5 Concerts of Arts - 5 Locations - 34 Artists
1. La Muse et la Mode
Palais Schönborn, Roter Salon
Renngasse 4, 1010
06 April 2018, 20:00
Classic and elegant, contrasting with modern and progressive—this dichotomy will be elucidated through a fashion show, as performed by internationally renowned ballet dancers and actors.
Musically, we present lesser-known pieces from the Baroque period, followed by the electro-fantasy of the Israeli DJ Tomer Maizner.
Program:
A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) - History DU Tango
1. Bordel 1900
2. Café 1930
M. Giuliani (1781-1828) - Serenade for Flute or Violin and Guitar, op. 127
1. Maestoso
2. Minuetto - Trio
F. M. Veracini (1690-1768) - Sonata Op. 1 № 1, Ouverture
J.N.P. Royer (ca. 1705 –1755) - Le Vertigo
H. I. F. von Biber (1644 - 1704) - Sonata №3 from “Sonata a Violino Solo, Salzburg 1681”
A.Voormolen (1895-1980) - Suite de clavecin, Ouverture
DJ Tomer Maizner - Electro-Fantasie
G. Tartini (1692 - 1770) - Sonata for Violin “Il Trillo del Diavolo”,
Larghetto, Allegro, Andante-Allegro-Adagio
Artists:
Yury Revich – Violin
Olga Filippova – Harpsichord
Maria Eydman – Piano
Manuela Schedler – Flute
Andreas Pesel – Guitar
Manaho Shimokawa – Dance and Choreography
KARL MICHAEL – Fashion Presentation
Reinhard Pohorec – Sensory Experience
3. Money - Art -Music
Hofburg, Hall of Ceremonies
29 June 2018, 19:30
In the former center of power, the Hofburg, we explore the influence of money upon art and music.
We show how strongly patronage has influenced the emergence of world-famous masterpieces, and how the dedicatee of a work has led its composer to forging new directions in musical history.
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Program:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) - Sonata da camera a tre C-Dur op. 4/1 for two Violins und Violone (1694)
Dedicatee: Pietro Ottobon
I. Preludio. Largo
II. Corrente. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allemanda. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) - String Quartet No. 4 in C minor Op.18, no. 4 (1799)
Dedicatee: Prince Franz Joseph Maximilian von Lobkowitz
I. Allegro ma non tanto
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) - Five Poems for Female Voice and Piano WWV 91 (1857/58)
Dedicatee Mathilde Wesendonck
V. "Dreams" (Study for „Tristan und Isolde“),
arranged for Violin and Piano
String Quartet on the Name B-la-f (B.E.L.A.I.E.F.) (1886) - various composers
Dedicatee Mitrofan Petrowitsch Beljajew
III. Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin:
Serenata alla spagnola
Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896) - Three Romance for Violin and Piano Op. 22 (1853/1855)
Dedicatee: Joseph Joachim
III. Passionate fast
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957) - Suite op. 23 for two Violins, Violoncello and Piano, left hand (1930)
Dedicatee: Paul Wittgenstein
V. Rondo - Finale (Variations).
Fast, intense – Allegretto amabile e comodo
Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) - Crisantemi, "Chrysanthemums" for String Quartet SC 65 (1890)
Dedicatee: the Quartetto Campanari (In memory of Amadeo
Ferdinando di Savoia)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 G-Dur (1923 - 1927)
Dedicatee: Hélène Jourdan-Morhange
I. Allegretto
II. Blues. Moderato
III. Perpetuum mobile
12 Hommages à Paul Sacher for Violoncello (1976) - various composers
Dedicatee: Paul Sacher
IV. Benjamin Britten: Sacher-Theme
Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947) - Concerto for strings op. 40 (1923/24)
Dedicatee: Werner Reinhart
IV. Canzone: Allegro giocoso e vivacissimo
Artists:
Yury Revich – Violin
Yuliya Draganova – Piano
AROTIN&SERGHEI – Art Installation
Nemanja Stankovic – Violoncello
MY Sounds Ensemble
Florian Amort (University of Vienna, Musicology) – Lecture, Program
2. Mother Earth
Semper Depot,
studio of the Academy
of Fine Arts
18. May 2018, 19:30
Nature has always played an important role in the inspiration for music and art. “Mother Earth” explores the influence of nature upon the arts, as well as that of man upon nature.
Matej Mestrovic is honored with the Austrian premiere of his re-composition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The ultra-famous piece is given new life through modern elements: Jazz and funk inspire humor and melancholy.
In the second half of the event, the internationally known duo Aliada presents works inspired by nature, landscapes, and light.
Program:
Antonio Vivaldi/ Matey Mestrovic (*1968) - 4 Seasons Re-Composed
(Austrian premiere)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Lyric Pieces
1. Baekken
2. Melodie
3. Trolltog
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - Waldszenen Op.82
3. Einsame Blumen
Ljubomir Nikolić (*1976) - Morgenlandschaft (dedicated to Duo Aliada)
Max Richter (*1966) - On the nature of daylight (from "Natur des Tageslichts")
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) - „Im Abendrot”
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - „An die untergehende Sonne”
Limos Dizdari (*1942) - „Abend am Meer“
Artists:
Yury Revich – Violin
MY Sounds Ensemble
Duo Aliada (M.Knot und B.Laketic) – Art (EARTH)
Manaho Shimokawa – Dance (FIRE)
Markus Freistätter – Dramatic Reading (WATER)
Reinhard Pohorec – Sensoriy Experience (AIR)
Sokolin Assllani – Baritone
Arpine Rahdjian – Soprano
4. Carnival of Animals
Tiergarten Schönbrunn, ORANG.erie
Maxingstreet 13a, 1130 Vienna
07 September 2018, 19:30
Welcome to the musical Kingdom of Animals!
In the orangutan house of Tiergarten Schönbrunn, we revive the Imperial tradition of concerts in the Zoo. “The Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns forms the centerpiece of the program, played by the most famous twin sisters on the piano, Ferhan and Ferzan Önder.
The reading of accompanying play will be performed by Ms. Sunnyi Melles.
Program:
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) - Carneval of the Animals
Akos Banlaky (*1966) - "Camel Ballet" with a pantomime performance
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov (1889 - 1985), arr. Efrem Zimbalist - Fantasy on the Themes from the Opera "The Golden Cockerel’ and ‘The Flight of the Bumblebee’
Artists:
Yury Revich – Violin
Ferhan & Ferzan Önder – Piano
Donka Angatscheva – Piano
Francois-Pierre Descamps – Conductor
Sunnyi Melles – Dramatic Reading
Isabel Blumenschein – Walking on stilts
Anna Brodacz – Walking on stilts
MY Sounds Ensemble
5. DREAMLAND
Annual Benefit-Gala
for UNICEF
Theater an der Wien
22 November 2018, 19:30
A country without war, without hunger, without suffering, and with prospects and a future—for many children this remains a dream.
In our annual Benefit-Gala for the children’s charity, UNICEF, we assemble some of the most famous stars of the stage, including Grammy-winner Sumi Jo, actress Christiane Hörbiger, Ute Lemper and Thiago Soares, Premier danseur of the Royal Ballet, London.
Program:
Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini – Moon River
Mark Summers – Julie O
Pete Seeger - Sag mir wo die Blumen sind ...
Dramatic Reading
Robert Schumann
"Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"
"Kuriose Geschichte"
"Hasche-Mann"
"Wichtige Begebenheit”
“Träumerei"
Giacomo Puccini - Vissi d'arte
Giacomo Puccini - O mio babbino caro
Komitas - Zwei Armenische Lieder
Pablo de Sarasate - Spanischer Tanz
Johannes Brahms - Scherzo
A. Khachaturian - Säbeltanz
Dramatic Reading
Vincenzo Bellini - Casta Diva
Pause
Claude Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Schmerke Kaczerginsky/ Alexander Voloviski - Dann Shtiler Shtiler
Bob Dylan - The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
Charles Trenet - Que reste-t il de nos amours
Exstract from „Romanian Roulette“ mit Überraschungsgästen
Piotr Tchaikovsky - Andante from the ballet 'Schwanensee'
In Memoriam Prof. Frederick Marvin
Pablo de Sarasate – Carmen Fantasie
Franz Lehar – Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß
Ah Vous Dirai-je Maman (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
CHECK HANDOVER
Rudolf Sieczyński - Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume
VIDEO Presentation
During the concert you can expect a
Children Take Over
on the occasion of the World Children's Day on the 20th. of November
Artists:
Yury Revich – Violin
Sumi Jo – Soprano
Christiane Hörbiger – Dramatic Reading
Hasmik Papian – Soprano
Ute Lemper – Soprano
Mercedes Echerer – Actress
Markus Freistätter – Dramatic Reading
Nicole Beutler – Dramatic Reading
Liudmila Konovalova – Prima Ballerina, Wiener Staatsballet
Thiago Soares – Royal Ballet, London
Brendan Goh – Violoncello
Nareh Arghamanyan – Piano
Yuliya Draganova – Piano
Donka Angatscheva – Piano
Simone Di Crescenzo – Piano
Vana Gierig– Piano
Kai Gergov– Violin
Chor of the AMADEUS International School
Benoit Benichou - Stage Director